The Washington critic., 1887-12-17
The (,ffy lValI.

The City Hail.
This Is large and CONNECTIONS building. at the
head OF -Four and la Half street. built for use
rather than show, an now occupied by tho
District courts. just In front and TO the
south Of the CITY Hall isa column Of white
coin, executed by Mr.. fanuery.
judiciary square.
The City Hall stands on the south front Of
Judiciary Squarcsone of the finest parks IN
tho city. The city jail used to stand on the
northeast corner Of the square which runs
from .iith 70 Fourth and iromn, D street and
and Louisiana avenue to street-three
The Pension Oncc.
The new Pension Building extends nearly the
entire width OF judiciary Square IRON Fourth
70 fiith streets and from q, nearly to street,
II Is the largest brick building In the world
and Is devoted to the examination and set,
tlement Of claims for pensions. II is built OF
9 eeE sd S S1it ara rsS Ggdie T % eerE
III the court Of this building was given Presi-
dent Ceveland's Inauguration Ball. 1t can
be reached by the Metropolitan and the Belt
Line cars.
The Government Printing ONCE.
The Government Printing oflce Is IN y north.
east direction from the Pension Office, at
ment In the world, and is full OF interest to
visitors. The cost OF running II goes up into
n9n' on T. %o SEe axe Columns ss snfs y merely
Sns the seES .ssssn aysr whsS So6
people. 1t is reaehed by the Columbia Iins
Of cars. Coming buck downtown" TO the
city Postonice, which is NJ tue. heart of the
business portion Oi fhe clty-on Louisiana ave-
nue, jus; east of busy seventh street.-the Wis.
itor will find across seventh street and on the
south side OF Pennsylvania avenue.
The Centre Market.
Tho Centre Market occupies the squares
south OF the Avenue bounded by u street
on the south, seventh street on tho east
beauty, and probably in slzo BY none in the
woru. It is the cleancst and the best
market in America. North up Seventh street
The rostoHice Department.
The General rostoillcc Department Is on the
aSSIS sSnascd HANDSOME sssoP,h Sudns Hna
boider BROTHER. the Patent onice, some.
what obseures ,s great sifs dsoI, md tends to
psssess rrsat eF to the VO bns aSs
bead Letter onicc is particularly the one to
be observed. The collection OF curlosities
mems of tho uses TO which the Nations pos
| tai convcyauccs are put, is both varied and
unique. Everything unavailable, from an IN.
dian tomahawk to a stuffed kangaroo, Is to
| be seen In this collection, and 1t Is still
growing. across Eighth street and connected
with ihc main 6nlldlnf by bridge !. large
| ness. Seven hundred and sixty clerks are EN-.
ployed In the two buildings,
The Interior Department,
or, as 1t Is popularity termed tho Patent OF
fco, occupies tho two squares between sey.
enth and Ninth and + and q streets, II Is
built in the Doric style, and Is an. admirable
spccinen Of tho boldest and s coolest 81 ne ne
| General postofice, which Is Corinthian, tho
most ornate Of the pure Greek modes Of
| architecture. The curiositcs Of tho Patent
Oiice are the model rooms, where many
| thousands of ideas have been materiallzed
and exhibit themselves to the gaze in every
stage of Invention. This building, Is soccupied
by over 1850 clerks, and, like most Of the Gov.
| efnment Offices, Is open to the visitor from
ga, IN to n. m. Tho libraries Of the Interior
| Department arc well worthy of visit. The
great Inauguration ball at Lincoln's second
term took place in the Patent Office.
The Bureau OF Educrti0n.
The Bureau OF Education l. in u brick building
| due north of tho Patent Office. The visitor
| with scholarly tastes and instincts Will not
fail TO visit this bureau, which contains u
complete collection of objects illustrating
throughout the world Thirty-nine employees
| conduct the work Of this bureau.
| Masonic Temple.
Westward from tho Patent ofiee, across Ninth
street street s he 'H'GGssisSn Snndtomo wh Masonic
Temple. erected In ises. This build
ing Is one of tho most complete in its ar
rangements of any building consecrated to
Masonic uses In the country.
FOrd's Old Thentcr.
| On Tenth street, between T. and +, round the
corner westward from Masonic Temple, is the
structure which became famous us 'FOrd's
Theater. This building was once a prominent
Baptist Church. II was converted about tho
beginning of the war Into theatre known
| US Ford's, and II WIS In q private box there
in April 1865, that John wilkes Booth
killed President lincoln, The latter was
carried to house, Just opposite, where he
died, A marble tablet in front. OF tho house,
| = No. 5l0 Tenth street. coniniemorhtes this
| fact. The theatre was then seQuestrated by
the Government and turned into the Med
ical Museum attac 10 the Surgeon-Gen-
| erals office. The Museum has hut recently
| been moved to the new building on the Mall.
| Coming down Tenth street the visitor will
| not fall TO inspect the massive and beauti-
office Of THE CRIric, This is the largest
newspaper establishment south of phadel.
pha and east Of the Ohio and Mississippi
| rivers, -Four OF thG lcaiitg and most iniiu-
ential journals In tho couiltry-two morning,
one evening (TiiE CRiTIcl and ono ndepen-
dent Sunday paper-have their home In this
establishment.
The Geological Bureau.
| The Geological Survey, with its thirty en-
ploycs. IN this city, Is located on i street,
near the Ebbtt House. The Interior De.
partmcnt building. immense as II Is, Is en-
| tirBlytoo small for the accommodation of It's
bureaus, two Of which, besides the Educa-
tional and Geological Bureaus AgriCulture
| and Pension are located in other quarters.
| These two last bureaus are among the largest
under the Government.
The IOuise Home.
The Louise Home f. beautiful building at
the corner OF Massachusetts avenue and
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